Beijing, Mar 6, Andrey Simonenko. The Russian team that was supposed to compete at the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing, took off on Sunday on an Aeroflot flight to Moscow. However, the next day, the IPC governing body changed its decision to not allow Russians and Belarusians to the Games, explaining this by the threat of a boycott by a number of national teams. Flight SU205 took off from Beijing Capital Airport at 6:40 Moscow time, its arrival at Sheremetyevo is expected 14:43 Moscow time.
